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FREETOWN (Reuters) - Voters across Sierra Leone stayed glued to their radios and TVs deep into the night as candidates vying for the presidency of the West African nation faced off in the first ever debate to feature all the main candidates.

Medical trips abroad for government officials may soon become a thing of the past if Nigerian lawmakers have their way.<p>Over the years, public office holders in Nigeria have typically resorted to seeking medical treatment abroad. The most recent example came last year when president Muhammadu Buhari …

You'd think a model who's appeared in major campaigns from designers like Moschino and Oscar de la Renta could expect makeup artists to be prepared with shades that work for her skin tone, but for rising star Duckie Thot, that's not the case. In a new cover interview with <i>ES</i>, the <i>London Evening</i> …

Comedian Michael Ian Black got frighteningly real with his commentary in the wake of the latest school massacre in Florida, in which 17 people lost their lives. The suspect, Nikolas Cruz, has subsequently been charged with murder after what appears to have been a painstakingly orchestrated plan …

Embattled South African president announces decision to step down ahead of scheduled no-confidence vote against him.<p><b>Durban, South Africa</b> - Jacob Zuma, South Africa's embattled and controversial president, has announced his resignation in a televised address to the nation.<p>"I have to come to decision …

Morgan Tsvangirai, the veteran Zimbabwean opposition leader who fought Robert Mugabe's regime for many years, died on Wednesday after battling against cancer, a party official said.<p>"It is sad for me to announce that we have lost our icon and fighter for democracy," Elias Mudzuri, one of the …

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's new President George Weah has ordered a review of concessions entered into by previous administrations, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.<p>Concessions generally cover government grants of rights, land or property.<p>The statement said a committee would …

Women across the Philippines have danced en masse to emphasise the global issue of domestic violence. The annual mass dancing dubbed One Billion Rising is being held every Valentine’s Day and highlights the threat to women and children.<p>It was first launched in the Philippines in 2013.<p>More news on …

Nearly two dozen women told BuzzFeed News they went to Mormon church leaders after suffering abuse at home and were counseled to remain in their relationships. Some were warned their eternal salvation could be jeopardized if they left their violent partners.<p><b>As Jodi read</b> the news this week that a …

Jewish leaders in Europe have slammed a draft law that proposes to ban boys in Iceland from being circumcised.<p>They say the outline legislation — set to be debated in Iceland’s parliament in the coming weeks — would be an attack on Judaism.<p>The proposal has been put forward by Progressive Party MP …

I was among thousands flown in after the 2010 quake, and was unsettled by the atmosphere<p>I arrived in Port-au-Prince a few days after the earthquake in 2010. I was a spokesperson for Save the Children and my job was to help set up an emergency communications team.<p>It was my first experience of a …

The team behind Black Panther, a new Marvel film featuring the first black superhero, has been accused of breach of copyright by British-Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor.<p>The artist has claimed that her work was used without her permission in a music video for the film's soundtrack, 'All the Stars', …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia police officer who was fired after he refused to shoot a man who had a gun has settled a lawsuit for $175,000.<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia announced the settlement with the city of Weirton on Monday.<p>In the lawsuit, Stephen Mader said he did …